CLOSE IN ON ATTACKER DRILL
- Minimum drill Requirements
A ball, a field and some cones or small objects to use as cones.
- Recommended positions
All defenders and defensive orientated midfielders.
It is difficult to practice direct 1v1 duel defending, on your own. But this is one of the few drills we’ve come up with. The importance of being able to close the gap and getting the right amount of space in between and your opponent is crucial. And this is practicing both the physical and technical aspects, but also the timing and your comfortability while defending this way.